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House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (L$104,200 thousand) from source
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duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (L$681,300) from wikipedia -
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1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (L$956 million) from wikipedia -
1 One cube of gold one meter in size
One cube of gold one meter in size for US$1,038 thousand (L$280,300 thousand) from hardcoded -
3 thousand Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (L$25,680) from waterstones -
1 Unemployment benefit
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance for under 25 year olds, UK for £53.45 (L$22,140) from source